ArtBombing is all about making art public and this site is a celebration of street art: through yarn bombing (knit or crochet graffiti) and postering. The aim of this project is to bring art closer to the public, to bring a little fun and whimsy into people’s lives, and to make them think.

The City of Calgary’s definition of graffiti is: ‘Graffiti’ means words, figures, letters, drawings, or stickers applied, scribbled, scratched, etched, sprayed or attached on or to a surface’.

However, Calgary needs more visual stimulation and we are working within (and on the edge of!) this definition. With respect to private property, public property is open to use…

I would like to thank Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain, the women who wrote ‘Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti’. The book inspired me to start doing this.

Thanks to the shout-out from the Cantos Music Foundation blog! The heart of gold is a friend’s work…see it under the street art page.

[…] grab my camera. I did some google research when I got home and discovered that Calgary has a "Art Bomber" (who knew?) and inspired by the Yarn Bomber (once again, who knew!!) worked with the Happy Hookers […]